United States partially lifts its lethal-arms embargo on Vietnam

During Secretary of State John Kerry’s Vietnam visit, the United States announced a contract to assess dioxin contamination at Bien Hoa and an agreement to continue UXO cooperation. The...

Vietnam reported that the rig and escort vessels entered its exclusive economic zone and continental shelf, prompting a serious maritime dispute. China and Vietnam advanced competing accounts of...

Vietnam’s foreign ministry publicly protested the rig’s operation, which it said was inside Vietnam’s maritime zone. The dispute involved sovereignty claims, energy resources, and the law of the...

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Phạm Bình Minh called Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi and demanded the rig and escort vessels leave the area. Vietnam also called for talks, combining...

China’s foreign ministry said the rig had completed work on July 15 and moved to another project near Hainan. The removal reduced an immediate flashpoint, though it did not resolve the overlapping...

Vietnam sent a statement to the tribunal in the Philippines-China arbitration, setting out its legal interests and positions on maritime entitlements. The move used international law to contest...

The anniversary was commemorated in Vietnam as reunification and national victory, while many refugees and diaspora communities marked loss, defeat, and forced migration. These memories are not...

Trọng began a visit to Washington that included a meeting with President Obama. It was the first visit to the United States by a sitting Communist Party general secretary and a symbolic development in...

The meeting brought together the U.S. president and Vietnam’s party leader, a high-profile recognition of the relationship’s transformation. Discussions covered trade, security, human rights, and...

The statement affirmed cooperation on trade, security, education, and war-legacy issues, including POW/MIA accounting and unexploded ordnance. It also named respect for sovereignty and political...